Empowerment Research with Children & Adolescents Methodologies for a new era summer school School of Applied Social Studies, University College Cork 24.

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Empowerment Research with Children & Adolescents Methodologies for a new era summer school School of Applied Social Studies, University College Cork 24 June 2011 Matt Morton Centre for Evidence-Based Intervention, University of Oxford

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Defining youth emp’t "Empowerment is the expansion of assets and capabilities of young people to participate in, negotiate with, influence, control, and hold accountable institutions that affect their lives.” - used by World Bank & UNICEF

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Model 3: Wong et al’s Typology of Youth & Empowerment (TYPE) Pyramid Vessel - Lack of youth voice & participation - Adults have total control Symbolic - Youth have voice - Adults have most control Pluralistic - Youth have voice and active participant role - Youth and adults share control Autonomous -Youth have voice and active participant role - Youth have total control Independent - Youth have voice and active participant role - Adults give youth most control Shared control Empowerment Adult control Youth control

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Findings Very few studies; more needed Largely null results on developmental assets More favorable results from (excluded) school- based YEP studies, but evidence v limited Research concentrated in USA

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Approaches to youth participation in research Youth-led research projects Youth staff help design and implement research projects Youth representatives on stakeholders advisory boards for research projects Separate youth advisory boards for research projects

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